diff --git CMakeLists.txt CMakeLists.txt
index 12e0d6e6a..538e6819e 100644
--- CMakeLists.txt
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ if(XCODE)
   message(FATAL_ERROR [[Xcode generator is not supported. Use "Ninja" or "Unix Makefiles" instead]])
 endif()

+include_directories(BEFORE @PREFIX@/include/lua5.1)
+
 # Point CMake at any custom modules we may ship
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")

@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ include(InstallHelpers)
 include(PreventInTreeBuilds)
 include(Util)

+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # User settings
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------